65. PRE – MIX (19 – 65)

1) Which of the following is true in context of Dengue –
i. It is spread by Culex.
ii. It is an air-borne disease.
A. i only
B. ii only
C. Both
D. None

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. It is spread by several species of mosquito of the Aedes type, principally A. aegypti. Culex is responsible for infections such as West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis, or St. Louis encephalitis, but also filariasis and avian malaria. Dengue spreads through mosquito bites and is not an airborne disease.

2) Which of the following is true in context of Vishakha Guidelines –
A. They are related with the procedural guidelines for use in India in cases of mob lynching.
B. They are related with the procedural guidelines for use in India in cases of recovery of stolen artefacts.
C. They are related with the procedural guidelines for use in India in cases of sexual harassment.
D. They are related with the procedural guidelines for use in India in cases of defacement of historical places.

In 1997, the Supreme Court laid down guidelines in the Vishakha case, pending formal legislation, for dealing with sexual harassment of women at the workplace. This is the judgement of the Supreme Court of India.
The Vishakha Guidelines were a set of procedural guidelines for use in India in cases of sexual harassment. They were promulgated by the Indian Supreme Court in 1997 and were superseded in 2013 by the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

4) Which of the following is true in context of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) –
i. It is an inter-governmental body established in 1999.
ii. While Pakistan is a member of FATF, India is not.
A. i only
B. ii only
C. Both
D. None

It is an inter-governmental body established in 1989.
The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system. The FATF is therefore a “policy-making body” which works to generate the necessary political will to bring about national legislative and regulatory reforms in these areas.
India is a member of the FATF since 2010.

5) The Golden Peacock Awards are related with which of the following?
A. Film making
B. Performing Arts
C. Literary Work
D. Corporate Excellence

Instituted by the Institute of Directors, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.